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The Guardian
18-04-2025
- Politics
- The Guardian
Green party candidate tries to evict Labour opponent from property
A Green party council candidate is attempting to evict his Labour opponent from a house he owns using a no-fault notice, despite his party supporting a ban on exactly such kinds of eviction. William Pedley, who is standing for the Greens in the Victoria ward of North Northamptonshire council, has served a section 21 notice on his tenant and political rival Kelly Duddridge, who has lived in the property for 10 years. Duddridge remains in the property but says the threat of eviction has caused her and her family significant stress, while Labour has accused Pedley of hypocrisy given his party's opposition to no-fault evictions. Other Green party politicians have been accused of showing hypocrisy by calling for more clean energy while opposing solar farms and electricity pylons in their local areas. Duddridge told the Guardian: 'I am trying not to think about having to move away from the house. I love the neighbours and my four children are settled. But the reality is, once a section 21 notice has been served, there is not much I can do about it.' A Labour spokesperson said: 'This is yet more rank hypocrisy from the Green party. Threatening to evict a tenant via no-fault eviction while standing on a platform to abolish section 21 simply beggars belief. Time and again they pledge one thing and do another.' A Green party spokesperson said: 'We understand that Mr Pedley served the section 21 eviction notice almost a year ago. The order was served because his personal circumstances meant he required the premises for his own use.' Section 21 notices allow landlords to take back control of their properties with two months' notice without the tenant being at fault. Labour is planning to abolish such evictions as part of its renters' rights bill, which has passed the Commons and is now due to be debated in the Lords. The Greens have also backed an end to no-fault evictions. In its Fair Deal for Renters, the party argues that ending the practice will mean tenants 'don't have their lives turned upside down on the whim of their landlords'. Carla Denyer, the Greens' co-leader, previously tweeted: 'The immediate ban on section 21 'no fault' evictions is very welcome and will help protect over 10 million renters from risk of eviction.' Duddridge said Pedley had first tried to evict her and her family in 2016, but had rescinded the notice three weeks later. Last March, he issued a new section 21 notice, however, giving her two months to vacate the house. Duddridge has not yet moved, prompting a legal letter last August warning her to leave after 12 October. Duddridge says she plans to remain in the property until bailiffs attend as she has been advised that doing so will make her more likely to qualify for council housing. 'Running in this election has been my sanctuary from the stress of the potential move,' she said. 'So I couldn't believe it when I saw my landlord had also entered the race.'
Yahoo
18-03-2025
- General
- Yahoo
Dolphin separated from mum rescued by tourist boat
A tourist boat off the coast of Wales has rescued a dolphin calf which had become separated from its mother and appeared unwell. The team at Dolphin Spotting Boat Trips in New Quay, Ceredigion, spotted the two common dolphins very close to the shore of Cardigan Bay. With the help of members of the public and a local volunteer trained by British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR), the team were able to save the calf. Cardigan Bay is a special area of conservation for bottlenose dolphins but a sighting of a common dolphin is rare, according to the company who has been operating boat trips in the area for nearly 70 years. A video shared on the company's Facebook page showed the calf swimming in the shallow waters at 11:30 GMT on Saturday morning. They said in the post the calf was swimming around in very shallow water and seemed "lethargic". A second video showed volunteers jumping into the water fully clothed in an attempt to get the dolphin to swim out to deeper waters. They then wrapped the dolphin in a blanket and got it onto one of the company's boats. Josh Pedley from New Quay said former colleagues at SeaMôr Dolphin Watching Boat Trips, another tourist boat firm, told him about the dolphins in Cardigan Bay. He said he watched the dolphins for about an hour from the beach before the mother seemingly abandoned the calf. "This coincided with a kayaker approaching the animals, perhaps coincidence, but after this, the mother was not seen again," he said. "The tide was still due to be going out for about another two hours and the lone calf started showing some signs of distress. "It was spending most of its time 'logging' on the surface of the water and swimming round in circles," he said. Mr Pedley phoned BDMLR to notify them of a possible beached dolphin in the coming hours. "They asked me to keep tabs on it and they would get back to me," he said. "As the tide receded, the waves increased and the calf was getting pushed ever shallower." "I could see it was only going to be a matter of minutes away from getting beached, so I phoned BDMLR again and sought their advice on what best to do," Mr Pedley said. He stressed the importance of seeking advice, adding sometimes "well-meaning help can actually cause more harm than good". Mr Pedley then waded into waist-deep water to use himself as a barrier to stop the calf being pushed in too shallow. After the BDMLR team arrived they tried to shepherd the calf out into deeper water, but it kept being pushed back in by the waves. "A plan was hatched to gain access to a boat crewed by Dolphin Spotting Boat Trips staff and to hoist the dolphin into the boat and drive it further out to sea," Mr Pedley said. The dolphin was then re-released into the sea in deeper waters after being checked over by marine medics. The company said the calf had not been spotted since, and hopes "no news is good news". After the rescue, Dolphin Spotting Boat Trips said on social media: "An amazing result today. "Thanks to our dedicated crew and the help and knowledge of the BDMLR trained volunteers and with help from a few passionate helpers a common dolphin calf was rescued from stranding today on the beach at Traeth Gwyn across the water from New Quay main beach." Concerns over sudden drop in sightings of porpoises She spotted dolphin in Wales before her death - now it shares her name Dolphin spotters shaken by porpoise killing
BBC News
18-03-2025
- General
- BBC News
New Quay: Dolphin separated from mum rescued by tourist boat
A tourist boat off the coast of Wales has rescued a dolphin calf which had become separated from its mother and appeared team at Dolphin Spotting Boat Trips in New Quay, Ceredigion, spotted the two common dolphins very close to the shore of Cardigan the help of members of the public and a local volunteer trained by British Divers Marine Life Rescue (BDMLR), the team were able to save the Bay is a special area of conservation for bottlenose dolphins but a sighting of a common dolphin is rare, according to the company who has been operating boat trips in the area for nearly 70 years. A video shared on the company's Facebook page showed the calf swimming in the shallow waters at 11:30 GMT on Saturday said in the post the calf was swimming around in very shallow water and seemed "lethargic".A second video showed volunteers jumping into the water fully clothed in an attempt to get the dolphin to swim out to deeper then wrapped the dolphin in a blanket and got it onto one of the company's boats. Josh Pedley from New Quay said former colleagues at SeaMôr Dolphin Watching Boat Trips, another tourist boat firm, told him about the dolphins in Cardigan said he watched the dolphins for about an hour from the beach before the mother seemingly abandoned the calf. "This coincided with a kayaker approaching the animals, perhaps coincidence, but after this, the mother was not seen again," he said."The tide was still due to be going out for about another two hours and the lone calf started showing some signs of distress. "It was spending most of its time 'logging' on the surface of the water and swimming round in circles," he Pedley phoned BDMLR to notify them of a possible beached dolphin in the coming hours."They asked me to keep tabs on it and they would get back to me," he said. "As the tide receded, the waves increased and the calf was getting pushed ever shallower.""I could see it was only going to be a matter of minutes away from getting beached, so I phoned BDMLR again and sought their advice on what best to do," Mr Pedley stressed the importance of seeking advice, adding sometimes "well-meaning help can actually cause more harm than good".Mr Pedley then waded into waist-deep water to use himself as a barrier to stop the calf being pushed in too shallow. After the BDMLR team arrived they tried to shepherd the calf out into deeper water, but it kept being pushed back in by the waves."A plan was hatched to gain access to a boat crewed by Dolphin Spotting Boat Trips staff and to hoist the dolphin into the boat and drive it further out to sea," Mr Pedley dolphin was then re-released into the sea in deeper waters after being checked over by marine company said the calf had not been spotted since, and hopes "no news is good news".After the rescue, Dolphin Spotting Boat Trips said on social media: "An amazing result today."Thanks to our dedicated crew and the help and knowledge of the BDMLR trained volunteers and with help from a few passionate helpers a common dolphin calf was rescued from stranding today on the beach at Traeth Gwyn across the water from New Quay main beach."
BBC News
12-02-2025
- BBC News
Calls for pedestrian crossing at 'dangerous' crossing
There are growing calls to install a crossing at a "dangerous" site where a cyclist died after colliding with a Pedley, a chemistry student at Reading University, died after the collision on Church Road near the Three Tuns crossroads in Reading in March White, a Green Party councillor, said it was "disappointing" it was taking so long to get a "really desperately needed" Road is at the dividing line between Reading and Wokingham borough councils. Both authorities have been contacted for comment. A protest took place near the four-way junction, one of Reading's busiest, at the say visibility around the bend is poor, elderly people have difficulty crossing the road, and children using the nearby Sol Joel Park have had close calls too. Mr White, who represents the Park ward, told the BBC: "At the moment it's a struggle to cross the road. "You're battling cars coming from all different directions, it's just a dangerous crossing to cross, and putting some more formal facilities there would help people get across to the shops and back to their homes."The Green group leader said it was "really disappointing" that no changes had been made since the fatal accident, even though Wokingham Borough Council had worked up some designs that had been passed on to Reading's council."Unfortunately as a councillor I've not seen those designs which is particularly disappointing," he said."Neither Wokingham nor Reading have shared the designs with me, and I think there's just some ping pong of designs, and foot dragging from both councils, because clearly it's a dangerous crossing. "It doesn't take eight years to design a crossing, to model it, to iron out any minor problems and get it installed."He added: "I hope we can get one in. There's definitely an appetite from the community." You can follow BBC Berkshire on Facebook, X (Twitter), or Instagram.
